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Wild shots

A crow watches a young eagle dry it's feathers at the Douglas Harbor on Thursday.

A mature bald eagle flies over the water at False Outer Point as fishermen cast for king salmon off the rocks on Thursday.

Beautiful in crimson, a hummingbird pauses near a Juneau feeder in June.

Still in velvet, a young Sitka black-tailed deer peers above a row of dandelions in June near Juneau.

A black bear feeds on dandelions off of Glacier Highway near Cohen Drive in June.

A mountain goat near the Mendenhall Glacier in April.

A marmot sniffs the air near Eagle Beach State Recreation Area on June 2.

Looking a wee bit grumpy, this chestnut-backed chickadee takes a break to get all "puffed up" on May 31.

Marsh marigolds, like the one pictured on May 20, are members of the Ranunculaceae family, for plants that grow where frogs are found, according to writer Barbara Nuffer. Indeed, these bright yellow flowers like moist areas and bloom in the spring.